Military Families
Welcome Military Families!
Thank you for choosing to be a part of Team Duval. With Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport in Duval County, we are home to hundreds of military families and look forward to helping your children thrive academically.
The district’s Office of School Choice serves as the link between base commanders, military families, and our school. They will assist you with completing the initial enrollment process. Upon choosing to enroll here at Andrew Robinson Elementary, our military transitional staff will support you with completing your school-based registration process. Our student transition team has received specialized training in supporting our military students. We look forward to welcoming you to Andrew Robinson Elementary. For transitional enrollment support, please reach out to our school’s Military and Family Life Counselor (MFLC), and Military Point of Contact (MPOC), Ms. Luster, for school transitional planning and support. Ms. Luster can be reached by phone 904-630-6550 or by email at lusters@duvalschools.org to schedule your student-led transition tour of our school today.
Student Registration
Families new to DCPS must create their Parent and Student FOCUS accounts by visiting the online enrollment process
We know that transitioning into a new school can be stressful, so please reach out to our Military transition team after you have completed the initial district enrollment process with the Office of School Choice. To further support and distress your family’s introduction into our learning community, active-duty service members of transitioning military students, can request a one-on-one orientation session. The school military transition team will guide you through the enrollment process here at Andrew Robinson Elementary. To request our military student transitional support, please contact our school MPOC by phone at 904-630-6550 or at lusters@duvalschools.org.
Here at Andrew Robinson Elementary, we have an active Anchored4Life program designed to support students who are experiencing transitions in their lives. Our Anchored4Life Club consists of selected 4th and 5th grade Team Leaders who, with the guidance and support of adult advisors, play a vital role in strengthening our school community and assisting students during times of transition.
New students receive a welcome kit and a personalized tour of the school to help them become familiar with the campus, staff, and school community. Students who are preparing to move receive a moving kit designed to help make the transition easier and provide them with resources and encouragement as they prepare for their next school.
Through Anchored4Life, our student leaders develop leadership, communication, empathy, and peer-support skills while helping other students feel welcomed, connected, and supported.
Program Sponsors:
Ms. Luster
Ms. Swann
DCPS Mission
To provide educational excellence in every classroom, for every student, every day.
Academic Services is responsible for the overall development, implementation, supervision, and improvement of instructional programs.
Our Student Progression Plan presents school staff, parents and interested community members a guide which reflects state statute, school district policies and administrative procedures.
Additional Educational Resources & Opportunities:
Here at Andrew Robinson Elementary we also have an active Anchored4Life program. Our Anchored4Life club consists of selected 4th and 5th grade Team Leaders who, with the support of their adult advisors, play a vital role in the A.R.E. community by supporting youth who are in transitional phases of their lives. New students receive a welcome kit and tour of the school, students who will be moving receive a moving kit to help make the transition easier.
“Anchored 4 Life is a program designed to support students, particularly those experiencing transitions related to military life (like deployments or moves), by building resilience and social skills. It's a student-led initiative, often facilitated by older students, that offers various support systems like school tours for new students, social and emotional support during transitions, and opportunities for leadership and character development. This program is provided to our school by the United Stated Navy. https://anchored4life.com/
DCPS is a choice school district. Families are provided with the opportunity to select their student’s learning pathway through our School Choice Office. The district has many choices and enrollment options, including your local neighborhood school and schools like ours, that have a dedicated program theme. Here at Andrew Robinson Elementary, our military students live in the neighborhood or request a seat assignment by applying through the district’s lottery or by submission of a Military Transfer Option. If you are interested in enrolling with us, please contact the school choice office to apply for your military enrollment priority.
Information about magnet and special transfer option schools is available digitally in our School Choice Reference Guide on our website. Learn more about the application process.
If you have young siblings, Duval County Public Schools also offers a variety of engaging early learning programs that prepare children for successful entry into kindergarten. Parents may enroll their ages 4-5 child in a standards-based, developmentally appropriate school year program or the Summer Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program for children entering kindergarten in the fall.
High School Acceleration Programs are designed to shorten the path to a traditional 4-year college degree by providing opportunities for students to begin earning high school and college credits as early as middle school.
Parent Academy of Duval County Public Schools is a FREE family resource that promotes parental involvement, enhances student achievement, and supports a caregiver's need for personal and individual growth. Parent Academy courses are offered virtually through Microsoft Teams.
Parent Academy focuses on the following three fundamental categories:
Student Achievement:
Workshops and activities provide parents and caregivers with the necessary tools to promote students' academic achievement as well as provide support in navigating the school system.Parenting & Advocacy:
Workshops and activities provide innovative tools and strategies to effectively enhance parenting, student advocacy, and leadership skills.Personal & Individual Growth:
Workshops and activities provide empowering information, motivation, and encouragement for the personal and professional growth of parents and caregivers.
Additional Educational Resources & Opportunities:
Andrew Robinson Elementary provides:
Homework Help with Team-U
Reading Intervention tutoring during the school day
Math Intervention tutoring during the school day
PBS Kids Program
The School Health Services Program is intended to minimize health barriers to learning for public school students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. It addresses day-to-day student health needs, emergency health needs, and in-school management of chronic and acute health conditions like diabetes, asthma, allergies, and epilepsy. In-school care management helps to ensure that student health conditions do not prevent students from attending school.
Duval County Public Schools provides Full Service therapy alongside Daniel to provide access to quality sessions for all students, at no cost to families. Therapy sessions are a safe space and are private and confidential.
Military OneSource from the Department of Defense is your 24/7 gateway to trusted information, resources, and confidential help. When MilLife happens, it’s your “first line of support” — giving service members and military families tools to stay well and thrive.
Fleet and Family Support Services - NAS Jax
The Fleet and Family Support Center is available to provide support via phone, telehealth, in-person appointments, email, social media, webinars and command General Military Training (GMT).
School Counselor: Shimika Luster, lusters@duvalschools.org
School Social Worker: Khrystal Whitlock, whitlockk@duvalschools.org
The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Centerstone
7011 A.C. Skinner Pkwy, Jacksonville, 32256
(904) 431-3500
Centersone
The Exceptional Education and Student Services Department is committed to supporting students with diverse learning needs, their families, and schools in providing access to a high-quality education. The Exceptional Education and Student Services Department provides services and supports for students with disabilities, gifted learners, and other eligible students.
The EE/SS Placement Office provides support to schools and parents with placements and transportation arrangements for students who receive exceptional education services in self-contained* or low-incidence settings. School placements are made based on the student’s residential address or the address from which the student is transported. Transportation arrangements to self-contained/low-incidence school sites are set up to ensure that students access their ESE services at the school closest to their address that has their recommended setting and available space. The Placement Office is available throughout the school year to answer questions regarding placements to ESE self-contained/low-incidence settings and to process transportation requests. Please direct all question to Email ESE Placement.
ESE Admissions and Placement
Duval County Public Schools
4037 Boulevard Center Drive
Parent Resource Building B, 1st Floor
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Main Phone: 904-348-7760
Fax: 904-858-3612
If the student is transferring into Duval County from another state or country and they received special education services, follow these steps.
Contact the neighborhood school. The neighborhood school can be identified by using the school locator
Provide the student’s most recent IEP and documents, and
Request to speak to the Registration Director, Tekeyia Haynes haynest2@duvalschools.ord. Exceptional Student Education Lead Teacher, Latasha Swann swannl@duvalschools.org or School Counselor Shimika Luster lsuters@duvalschools.org is our direct ESE contact.
Comparable services at the designated school will be provided until the school district conducts an initial evaluation (if determined necessary) and develops, adopts and implements a new IEP that meets Florida eligibility requirements.
Florida Inclusion Network
Military One Source Exceptional Advocate eNewsletter
Navy EFMP Respite Care
Upcoming Activities for Military Families:
September Flag Raising September 11, 2026
Veterans Day: November 11, 2026
Month of the Military Family - November 2026
November Flag Raising November 6, 2026
Military Spirit Week: April 12-16, 2027
Purple Up Day/Military Child Day: Thursday, April 15, 2027
Memorial Day: May 31, 2027
